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05/10/13 |
Very Good |
 "The recurring theme here is that whenever political leaders govern by exclusion, people like Saleem will fight for inclusion." |
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04/12/13 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...principally about the thrill of the ride rather than the inner lives of the riders.... it's an ingeniously built automaton, sexy as hell, and devoid of a heart." |
| 3. |
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12/25/12 |
Very Good |
 "...an engaging comedy that bridges multiple generation gaps, making it that rare movie that grandparents, their kids, and their kids can enjoy." |
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12/21/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Ordinarily, one needs the assistance of street drugs or a kaleidoscope to experience a sustained hallucination like this. Maybe it was the 3-D glasses?" |
| 5. |
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12/14/12 |
Very Good |
 "The bare-bones script is fleshed out by Cumming and Dillahunt, who create characters that are as memorable as they are moving." |
| 6. |
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12/07/12 |
Weak |
 "If Gerard Butler exudes rakish charm and Jessica Biel a charming flintiness, then why is this so utterly charmless?" |
| 7. |
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11/21/12 |
Very Good |
 "Lee is one in a handful of filmmakers who uses 3-D to artistic effect, not to take the audience on a thrill ride but to make it see dimensions beneath the surfaces..." |
| 8. |
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11/21/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...enchanting.... The feeling of exhilaration and fun stays with you throughout this perfectly scaled film destined to become a classic." |
| 9. |
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11/02/12 |
Very Good |
 "Naturally the villain rehabilitating himself comes to the aid of the girl trying to redeem herself. Like a video game, Rich Moore's 3-D film is colorful, noisy, and pixel-deep." |
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10/12/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...hushed as a whisper, throbbing with longing, and anchored by Emayatzy Corinealdi's stunning performance... a gem." |
| 11. |
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09/28/12 |
Very Good |
 "...remarkably involving... Unlike most films about teenagers, the performances are happy-sad-realistic... touching." |
| 12. |
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09/28/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "Rebel Wilson steals everything in the movie that's not nailed down... she makes a pleasant enough college musical worth seeing just for her brass." |
| 13. |
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09/21/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...beautifully wrought with moments of enchantment. Alas, this is a movie that begins with a crescendo and doesn't sustain its lyricism." |
| 14. |
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09/21/12 |
Moderate |
 "...pleasant, but not especially dramatic... 'Backwards' - its title referring to the wisdom that life is lived forward but understood backward - has no forward propulsion." |
| 15. |
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09/21/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "...rookie screenwriter Randy Brown telegraphs every pitch... The upside with prefab and synthetic is that you know exactly what you're getting." |
| 16. |
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09/07/12 |
Moderate |
 "The film (a) is not recommended for the prudish and (b) does not live up to its title... It delivers a few laughs, many cringes..." |
| 17. |
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08/17/12 |
Very Good |
 "...solid entertainment... In the end, I felt I had watched one star, Whitney Houston, dim as I watched another, Carmen Ejogo, born." |
| 18. |
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08/17/12 |
Outstanding |
 "...sly, offbeat... how delightfully funny Jones is... Samberg is likewise surprising... a sneakily funny character study..." |
| 19. |
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08/08/12 |
Good (Not Great) |
 "For long stretches of the movie I did as much emotional work as they did.... I was happy to see 'Hope Springs'; even happier when it was over." |
| 20. |
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08/03/12 |
Very Good |
 "For lovers of classical French cinema, and I am one, this earthy throwback is a whiff of lavender borne by the bracing winds of the mistral." |
